Byron Preiss è stato un editore pioniere che ha abbracciato i formati digitali, inclusi i primi CD-ROM e e-book. Il suo lavoro ha costantemente esplorato approcci innovativi alla creazione e distribuzione di contenuti attraverso vari media. Ha promosso libri illustrati, fumetti e graphic novel, collegando le arti visive a narrazioni avvincenti. La visione lungimirante di Preiss ha plasmato significativamente il panorama dell'editoria moderna.
Somewhere beyond the northern mists lies a land where dreams live and dragons are real. This is the tale of the twilight of the dragons, of two nations plunged into war by a tragic misunderstanding, of a shy dreamer's incredible voyage of peace to a long-forgotten land where nightmares are born. A magnificient creation, a sweeping epic of high fantasy set in a richly imagined world, vividly brought to life with over eighty pages of stunning illustrations by Joseph Zucker.
Using the latest paleontological research, this lavish book presents a scientifically accurate and fantastic new look at the way dinosaurs lives; how they moved, ate, dueled, drank, and even made love. Includes 32 pages of all-new art.
In this anthology of new Marlowe stories, 23 heirs to the Chandler tradition celebrate one of the world's most popular private eyes. As well as contributions by leading mystery writers of today, Raymond Chandler's final Marlowe story, The Pencil, is also included.
The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People—the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands—fled the Old World for the New, seeking haven from the ways of Man. With them came their precious jewels: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls... But then the Fair People vanished, taking with them their twelve fabulous treasures. And they remained hidden until now... Across North America, these twelve treasures, over ten-thousand dollars in precious jewels in 1982 dollars, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full-color paintings and verses of THE SECRET. Are you smart enough? THE SECRET: A TREASURE HUNT was published in 1982. The year before publication, the author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12 poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. The second was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum.
A collection of 19 short stories inspired by Frankenstein's monster.
Volume Eight
Jove / HBJ, 1977. Mass market paperback. Eighth and final volume in this anthology series that attempted to revive the excitement of the old pulp magazines. Each story includes some great black and white illustrations by Howard Chaykin and others. Authors include Michael Moorcock, Philip José Farmer, Ben Bova and Michael Reaves.
Features original works by Anne Rice, Dan Simmons, Ed Gorman, and others.
SHINBETThe slithering star of an interplanetary mystery, Goulart's latest and possibly most exotic hero!ORIONFrom the pen of Ben Bova- a classic fantasy combining mythic fiction with hard science fiction.GALACTIC GUMSHOEArt Cover's incredible mix of high-fantasy heroics, low-budget monsters, and— hard. boiled fiction! • Six! - Byron Preiss• Shinbet Investigates - artwork by Carl Potts and Terry Austin• Shinbet Investigates - Ron Goulart• Orion - artwork by Craig P. Russell• Orion - Ben Bova• Fifty Years of Heroes - Edmond Hamilton• Edmond Hamilton: The Word-Saver - Forrest J. Ackerman• Memoir on Edmond Hamilton - Robert Bloch• Greatheart Silver in The First Command, or Inglories Galore - artwork by Tom Sutton• Greatheart Silver in The First Command, or Inglories Galore - Philip José Farmer• Galactic Gumshoe - artwork by Ralph Reese• Galactic Gumshoe - Arthur Byron Cover
Called "maybe the most interesting fiction in America today," by the New York Times, graphic novels, comics and manga have recently been soaring in popularity. The medium maintains one of the most diverse readerships and more significantly, graphic novels and manga have garnered critical acclaim from every major national publication for such works as Maus, Persepolis and Akira. Now, for the first time ever,The Year's Best Comics and Manga will feature the best of this genre published between June, 2003-December, 2004. With selections and excerpts from leading works by commercial and independent publishers of graphic novels, comics and manga, The Year's Best Comics and Manga will provide insight and entertainment to the casual and passionate comics reader alike.
